Bookzone Reviews welcomes Carole P. Roman the author of Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex! which is on tour with The Children's Book Review.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Written by Carole P. Roman
Ages 8-18 | 243 Pages
Publisher: Chelshire, Inc. | ISBN-13: 9781950080434
Publisher’s Book Summary: Templeton Academy, the superhero high school, is finally open!
The prestigious academy is recruiting the best of the best to enroll in its student body. The school is as mysterious as it is exclusive. Grady Whill thinks there is nothing special about him to make the grade. However, his best friend, Aarush Patel has been selected and thinks Grady has the right stuff. Even school bully, Elwood Bledsoe is attending.
If Grady is fortunate enough to be picked, his guardian has forbidden him to attend. Will a family secret prevent Grady from becoming the superhero he was destined to be?
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MY THOUGHTS
Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex is my first read from Carole P. Roman and I really enjoyed her style of writing. The book sucks you in from the first page and holds your attention.Templeton the school for superheroes is the talk of everyone. Entrance into this cool school with the secret location is everyone's overt or secret desire at Grady's school.
Grady thinks he has no chance and is happy for, yet jealous of his best friend Aarush, who gets in, while his uncle won't even discuss why he is against Grady applying and getting in.
We get a taste of Indian culture with a look inside the family dynamics of Aarush's family via quotes from Ghandi, description of sari's and mouth watering food selections and even an explanation of the bindi (the red dot on Gita's forehead).
Aarush being on the spectrum is done really well as we see him from Grady's point of view and we see their closeness in how Grady himself gets accepted to the school.
The themes of hope, friendship, family, bullying, autism, and ones innate the desire to be someone special are intricately woven into this story that if full of mystery and slightly sinister undertones as the characters grow along with the story.
I rated it 4.5 of 5 stars
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of over fifty children’s books. Whether it’s pirates, princesses, spies, or discovering the world around us, her books have enchanted educators, parents, and her diverse audience of children of all ages.
Her best-selling book, The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! has reached number one on Amazon in March of 2020 and has remained in the top 200 books since then.
She published Mindfulness for Kids with J. Robin Albertson-Wren.
Carole has co-authored two self-help books. Navigating Indieworld: A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing with Julie A. Gerber, and Marketing Indieworld with both Julie A. Gerber and Angela Hausman.
Roman is the CEO of a global transportation company, as well as a practicing medium.
She also writes adult fiction under the name Brit Lunden and has created an anthology of the mythical town of Bulwark, Georgia with a group of indie authors.
Writing is her passion and one of her favorite pastimes. Roman reinvents herself frequently, and her family calls her the ‘mother of reinvention.’ She resides on Long Island, near her children and grandchildren.
For more information, visit http://www.caroleproman.com/.
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